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Hippopotamuses
The plant-eating hippopotamus is the third-largest land mammal by weight and is often regarded as the most ferocious animal in Africa.
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How much does a hippo calf weigh?
Female Hippos attain sexual maturity at around 6 years of age. Males reach sexual maturity at around 7.5 years of age. However, males don't get to mate until they are much larger and older. Hippos have a gestation period of around 8 months after which a single hippo calf is born. Baby hippos are born under water and weigh around 25 to 45 kilograms in weight (60 to 110 pounds). They are around 125 cms (50 inches) in length at birth.
Does a hippo weigh more than an elephant?
Well, it depends on the variables.If the elephant is a baby, and the hippo is an adult, than, yes.But the elephant is an adult and the hippo a baby, the elephant weighs more.If they are both adults, the adult elephant STILL weighs MORE.
What does a hippo do with it's small ears?
Elephants have big ears to go along with their big bodies. They also have big ears to here at long distances, scare away predators by flapping their ears, and of course to keep them cool. Elephants have very thick skin and one of their main habitats is in Africa, one of the hottest places on earth.
The elephant is a huge animal. For instance, The African elephant is 3.5 metres tall while the Asian elephant is a little shorter. Both have very big ears. This is because their ears serve many purposes.
For an elephant living in a jungle, the sense of hearing is very important. Its big ears are able to pick up sound waves from quite a distance and from different directions as well. Now the elephants mostly found in Africa and Asia live in very hot regions. That means it needs a shady cool place to take rest in the heat of sunny day. but like the other animals, the huge elephant can hardly lie down under the tree. So, nature has provided it with big ears which act as air-conditioners and help the animal to lose heat. The elephant also uses its ears to keep itself cool by flapping them int he breeze so that they serve as fans and help to control the body heat.
Elpahants have big ears because it helps them hear or sense other animal predators.
What does a hippo in Kenya eat?
Hippos are herbivores and eat plants/grasses.
Hippos are also "opportunist carnivores". Meaning most of the time they are herbivores. However if they need to, for example if there is a food shortage, hippos have been known to scavenge dead animals or attack, drown and eat animals wandering close to water sources. Including humans.
Hippos are also known to be cannibals, sometimes eating unwanted babies.
What is te etymology of the word hippopotamus?
Hippopotamus comes from the greek word "hippo" meaning horse. The greeks called hippopotamus' water horses. Hope this answer was helpful
Yes, as long as you have a rifle with you or a crossbow as long as you shoot it from a good distance.
When did the game Hungry Hungry Hippos hit the market?
Hungry Hungry Hippos came out in 1978 and was very popular. In fact, it's popularity has sparked many remakes and copies , so that it is still available today in many forms.
What is the relationship between oxpecker bird and hippo?
the oxpecker is a bird that rides on the buffalos back, and eats the flies and other insects off its back. its very nice of the little birdy. :)
Does a hippo eat a croccidles?
Hippos are herbivores, so they don't eat meat. However, they have been known to kill crocodiles. In a few cases, hippos act as scavengers, but I don't think they are known to have eaten dead crocodiles.
Is a hippopotamus a descendant of the dinosaur time?
As a mammal hippopotamus is not descended from dinosaurs but it did have ancestors in the dinosaur time. All organisms on earth have ancestors dating to the time of the dinosaurs and from before then. Otherwise they could not exist today.
According to current theory:
65 million years ago, when the dinosaurs ended, hippopotamuses and whales were the same animal.
About 55 million years ago the animal that would become hippos split from the animal that would become whales.
We have found fossils of a 48 million year old whale ancestor that we call Indohyus. Artistic reconstructions of this animal are currently the closest idea we have for what hippos looked like in the time of dinosaurs.
Can a werewolf claw and bite through a hippo an elephant or a rhino's hide?
Yes, a werewolf has sharp and large enough claws/teeth to pierce into the hippo, elephant, or rhino's hide.
What is the heart rate of a hippo?
A hippo's heart rate is much slower than a human's, for a few reasons. The simplest reason involves their size, as larger creatures with larger hearts simply don't need as fast a heartbeat to pump the blood around their body healthily. More unique to hippos, but potentially found in similar water-dwelling animals, the hippo's heart rate drops when they dive underwater, allowing them to stay submerged longer without needing more oxygen.
Can you breed a hippo and a rhino?
i am pretty sure that it is possible but i do not know. it would probably be called a rhinopotamous or hipposerous.
Yes. Most are born in the water and have to learn to swim almost from the moment they're born.
Who are the hippopotamus enemies?
The hippopotamus is the third-largest land mammal and is found in Africa. They have very few known predators. Crocodiles, lions and hyenas may attack young hippos, but generally stay away from adult hippos.
How many people die from hippopotamus?
More than 100 people die from hippopotamus' each year! The only reason is that the people threaten the animal.
What are people doing to help hippos not become extinct?
A bit of both actually.
We regulate rivers, we pollute, we build farms, villages and cities - which doesn't help the hippo.
But we also establish nature reserves and game parks, employ wildlife wardens and rangers - which does help the hippo.
Overall though the hippo would probably have done better if there weren't any humans at all.
